Guide to the Claude Houghton papers, 1923-1961

The collection contains
manuscripts of English novelist and short story writer Claude Houghton's
unpublished book
Kingdoms of the Spiritand an original
manuscript of Houghton's published novel
Julian Grant Loses His Way. Also included
are correspondence to, from, and about Houghton.

English novelist Claude Houghton was born Claude Houghton Oldfield in
1889. He wrote novels and short stories which often featured elements of
science fiction or fantasy in which the protagonists feel estranged from the
world. Novels by Houghton include:
Neighbours,1926;
Julian Grant Loses His Way, 1933;
Three Fantastic Tales, 1934; and
This Was Ivor Trent, 1935. Short stories by
Houghton include "The Madness of Christopher Curlew" (1934), "The Man Who Hated
Everybody" (1934), and "The Strange Case of Mr Anatole Pickering" (1934).

The collection contains manuscripts of English novelist and short story
writer Claude Houghton's unpublished book
Kingdoms of the Spiritand an original
manuscript of Houghton's published novel
Julian Grant Loses His Way. Also included
are correspondence to, from, and about Houghton.